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100125NationalSydney homicide squad releases fresh CCTV footage on Indian techie's murder../newsdetail4/story227121/sydney-homicide-squad-releases-fresh-cctv-footage-on-indian-techie-039-s-murder.html
Sydney, July 31 (ANI): The homicide squad of New South Wales Police has released fresh CCTV footage with regard to the murder of Indian national Prabha Arun Kumar in Sydney's Westmead suburb.
Sydney, July 31 (ANI): The homicide squad of New South Wales Police has released fresh CCTV footage with regard to the murder of Indian national Prabha Arun Kumar in Sydney's Westmead suburb.
The new footage shows a person walking through the Parramatta Golf Course towards Jubilee Lane on the night of Prabha's murder, the New South Wales Police reports.
Detective Acting Inspector Ritchie Sim said the footage was identified during a recent canvassing of the area, adding that the person is yet to be identified.
Sim further said that Prabha's death had affected not only her family in India, but also, the 'wider Australian community'.
Sim hoped that the footage will 'prompt someone's memory', even though, the evidence was not the 'best available one'.
He added that the police is closely working with Prabha's family and exploring appropriate channels to travel to India.
The investigating squad is working with the Parramatta Park Trust and the Hills Holroyd Parramatta Community Migrant Resource Centre to establish a memorial to coincide with Prabha's birthday.
The Parramatta Park Trust and the Migrant Resource Centre will be finalising the plans for a memorial service and release the details of the event in the weeks to come.
Prahba was declared dead on March 8 when she was brought to the Westmead Hospital.
Detectives from the State Crime Command's Homicide Squad subsequently formed Strike Force Marcoala to investigate and conduct extensive inquiries into the death of the 41-year-old Bangalore techie. (ANI)
]]>http://localhost/aninewss/newsdetail4/story227121/sydney-homicide-squad-releases-fresh-cctv-footage-on-indian-techie-039-s-murder.htmlNationalAustralian state launches probe into alleged ISIS propaganda in schools../newsdetail4/story226893/australian-state-launches-probe-into-alleged-isis-propaganda-in-schools.html
Sydney, July 30 (ANI): The government in the Australian state of New South Wales has reportedly launched an investigation into prayer sessions at all schools following revelations that students are preaching extremist propaganda in classrooms and playgrounds.
Sydney, July 30 (ANI): The government in the Australian state of New South Wales has reportedly launched an investigation into prayer sessions at all schools following revelations that students are preaching extremist propaganda in classrooms and playgrounds.
This decision to audit schools in Australia's largest state, according a Straits Times report, is a follow-up to last week's reports that police were conducting counter-terrorism investigations against radicals inspired by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) operating in schools.
Police has confirmed that a 17-year-old final-year student at Epping Boys High School, a state school in north-west Sydney, is being investigated for promoting extremist views. The student, apparently of Afghan origin, had tried twice to travel to Syria to fight for ISIS in the past two years, according to local media reports. (ANI with inputs)
]]>http://localhost/aninewss/newsdetail4/story226893/australian-state-launches-probe-into-alleged-isis-propaganda-in-schools.htmlNationalAustralia encouraged by UN support for criminal tribunal into MH17 crash ../newsdetail4/story226720/australia-encouraged-by-un-support-for-criminal-tribunal-into-mh17-crash.html
London, July 29 (ANI): Australia has said that it is encouraged by United Nations Security Council support to set up an international criminal tribunal into the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crash in 2014.
London, July 29 (ANI): Australia has said that it is encouraged by United Nations Security Council support to set up an international criminal tribunal into the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crash in 2014.
According to the BBC, Australia has joined other countries including Belgium, the Netherlands and Ukraine in a joint investigation to push for the tribunal and the prosecution of those responsible.
The flight MH17 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed over eastern Ukraine, killing all on board.
Many say there is evidence the plane was hit by a Russian-supplied missile fired by pro-Russian rebels.
A final report on the cause of the crash by the Dutch Safety Board is due to be released in October. (ANI)
]]>http://localhost/aninewss/newsdetail4/story226720/australia-encouraged-by-un-support-for-criminal-tribunal-into-mh17-crash.htmlNationalWorld's largest blossom Titan Arum blooms after five years in Tokyo ../newsdetail4/story226121/world-039-s-largest-blossom-titan-arum-blooms-after-five-years-in-tokyo.html
Melbourne, July 25 (ANI): World's largest flower Titan Arum has bloomed for the first time in five years in Tokyo.
Melbourne, July 25 (ANI): World's largest flower Titan Arum has bloomed for the first time in five years in Tokyo.
The unique herbaceous plant that stands at two-metres has pulled viewers to the city's Jindai Botanical Garden, which has been forced to extend its opening hours, News.com.au reported.
The flower, also known as corpse flower due to its overpowering rotting meat smell, blooms maybe three or four times in its 40-year life for merely two or three days.
The last time the species bloomed in a public garden was in July, 2010.
The plant, native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, can grow to a height of three metres and has been classified as "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature due widespread deforestation threat. (ANI)
]]>http://localhost/aninewss/newsdetail4/story226121/world-039-s-largest-blossom-titan-arum-blooms-after-five-years-in-tokyo.htmlNationalAustralia 'most sceptical' about climate change globally, says study../newsdetail4/story225231/australia-039-most-sceptical-039-about-climate-change-globally-says-study.html
London, July 19 (ANI): According to a recent study, Australia is the most sceptical country in the world about environmental issues, with one in five Australians disbelieving in climate change.
London, July 19 (ANI): According to a recent study, Australia is the most sceptical country in the world about environmental issues, with one in five Australians disbelieving in climate change.
A research conducted by the University of Tasmania found that almost 17 percent of Australians did not believe in climate change, followed by 15 percent of people in Norway, 13 per cent in New Zealand and 12 per cent of Americans, reported The Independent.
It also found that people in countries with higher carbon emissions, like the United States, Australia and Norway, which occupied the top slot on the list, were more likely to be sceptical of environmental issues.
On the other hand, countries with the highest environmental concern included Canada and Switzerland.
The research was published in the journal, Global Environment Change, and surveyed nearly 20,000 people in 14 industrialised countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the U.K. It was based on data collected through the International Social Survey Programme in 2010 and 2011. (ANI)
]]>http://localhost/aninewss/newsdetail4/story225231/australia-039-most-sceptical-039-about-climate-change-globally-says-study.htmlNationalA year on, new footage proves pro-Russia rebels' role in MH17 crash 'yet again'../newsdetail4/story225024/a-year-on-new-footage-proves-pro-russia-rebels-039-role-in-mh17-crash-039-yet-again-039-.html
London, July 17 (ANI): A new 17-minute video shows 'confused' pro-Russia separatists rummaging through Malaysian Airlines MH17 passengers' belongings at the site of the crash, as they believed they had shot down a Ukrainian Airforce fighter jet.
London, July 17 (ANI): A new 17-minute video shows 'confused' pro-Russia separatists rummaging through Malaysian Airlines MH17 passengers' belongings at the site of the crash, as they believed they had shot down a Ukrainian Airforce fighter jet.
A man dressed in camouflage, speaking in a mixture of Russian and Ukrainian, is shown asking where the remains of a military Sukhoi bomber was, as another responds, "There it is, it is the passenger plane," reported The Guardian.
Referring to the flight path above the war zone, the person, who is filming the scene, is heard asking, "Who gave them the corridor?" A voice offscreen is then heard saying, "Fuck. Passenger plane was fucked."
The distressing video showing pro-Russia separatists trampling over the charred crash site could prove to be vital to investigations into the incident and help identify armed men at the scene.
The video was published by News Corp Australia on the first anniversary of the downing of the Boeing 777 aircraft that killed all 298 onboard.
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said that she was sickened by the video clip, shot immediately in the aftermath of the crash.
The West accused Russia of supplying the missile that they said was used by Ukrainian separatists to bring down the plane.
Russia has denied the claim and blamed Kiev for the air disaster. (ANI)
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London, July 17 (ANI): Australia has reportedly held a memorial service to mark the anniversary of the MH17 air crash, which killed all 298 onboard.
London, July 17 (ANI): Australia has reportedly held a memorial service to mark the anniversary of the MH17 air crash, which killed all 298 onboard.
A plaque, with victims' names inscribed on it, has been erected in the gardens of Parliament House in Canberra, reported the BBC.
The Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed over conflict-torn east Ukraine on July 17, 2014. It is believed to have been shot with a surface-to-air missile.
The West accused Russia of supplying the missile that they said was used by Ukrainian separatists to bring down the plane.
Russia has denied the claim and blamed Kiev for the air disaster. (ANI)
]]>http://localhost/aninewss/newsdetail4/story224956/australia-holds-memorial-service-to-mark-mh17-anniversary.htmlNationalBunbury hostage incident 'culprit' to appear in court../newsdetail4/story224942/bunbury-hostage-incident-039-culprit-039-to-appear-in-court.html
Melbourne, July 17 (ANI): A 53-year-old man involved in a hostage incident, who was taken into custody following a stand-off with the police in the Australian town of Bunbury, is expected to appear before the District Court in Perth via video link this afternoon.
Melbourne, July 17 (ANI): A 53-year-old man involved in a hostage incident, who was taken into custody following a stand-off with the police in the Australian town of Bunbury, is expected to appear before the District Court in Perth via video link this afternoon.
According to police, he took a man from a local laundromat hostage and held him at a nearby park on Thursday evening, reported ABC News.
He is yet to face charges relating to the incident which took place in a Bunbury park overnight.
He was arrested by police shortly before 7:00 am this morning after a stand-off that lasted for over 12 hours.
In 2012, David Charles Batty had held his 79-year-old father hostage in a car, where he had an LPG bottle and a cigarette lighter and indicated he was going to cause an explosion.
A bench warrant had been issued for Batty in June 2014 after he escaped from the Romily House complex, which provides accommodation for people with a chronic mental illness.
At the time, he was due to be sentenced on charges of aggravated assault with intent to commit a crime, attempting to cause an explosion and deprivation of liberty after a hostage situation in Kings Park in 2012. But he failed to appear in court. (ANI)
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Beijing, July 10 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck in the Pacific off the Solomon Islands on Friday but no tsunami warning has been issued so far.
Beijing, July 10 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck in the Pacific off the Solomon Islands on Friday but no tsunami warning has been issued so far.
The U.S. Geological Survey said that the quake hit 154 km southwest of Dadali and 170 km west of the capital Honiara at a depth of 20 km, reported Xinhua.
A spokesman for the National Disaster Management Office in the Solomons Islands said that no damage had been reported at the moment.
A 5.3-magnitude aftershock followed the temblor.
The Solomon Islands were hit by a tsunami, triggered by an 8.0-magnitude earthquake, in 2013. It left at least 10 people dead and thousands homeless after buildings were destroyed.(ANI)
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Canberra, July 6 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has urged his agriculture minister to boycott the famous Q&A talk show, which is hosted by national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC), as it was criticised for allowing a former terror suspect to appear live on television two weeks ago.
Canberra, July 6 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has urged his agriculture minister to boycott the famous Q&A talk show, which is hosted by national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC), as it was criticised for allowing a former terror suspect to appear live on television two weeks ago.
According to the BBC, Australian Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has cancelled his Monday night appearance on the channel.
A spokesman for Joyce said Prime Minister Abbot has communicated that he does not want any front bencher to appear on Q&A.
The Q&A programme has become a lightning rod for debate in Australia about national security and freedom of speech. (ANI)
]]>http://localhost/aninewss/newsdetail4/story223161/australian-pm-urges-ministers-to-boycott-famous-talk-show-on-abc.htmlNationalAuckland man starves dog to death on `instant noodle` diet../newsdetail4/story222885/auckland-man-starves-dog-to-death-on-instant-noodle-diet.html
Wellington, July 4 (ANI): An Auckland man, Daryl Forse, has been recently found guilty for recklessly ill-treating his pet dog, which nearly starved to death on a diet of instant noodles.
Wellington, July 4 (ANI): An Auckland man, Daryl Forse, has been recently found guilty for recklessly ill-treating his pet dog, which nearly starved to death on a diet of instant noodles.
The owner of Nasa, which is a German shepherd crossbreed, confessed that he was unable to feed it properly and kept it alive on instant noodles, reported Stuff.co.nz.
Andrea Midgen, CEO of SPCA Auckland said that when an SPCA inspector found the female pet in October 2013, it was too weak to walk or stand and was close to death.
She added that a vet found the pet was so malnourished that it had no fat reserves under the skin or around her major organs, something that only occurs in the final stages of starvation, and these conditions would have caused chronic pain that no animal should have to experience.
Midgen further claimed that dogs couldn't survive on human food or scraps and must be fed quality dog food designed to give them the nutrition they need.
The unemployed owner was charged with ill-treatment of an animal and was sentenced on July 3 in the Manukau District Court.
He was ordered to forfeit any animals he owned and was banned from owning animals for 10 years.
Forse was also ordered to complete 200 hours of community service and was asked to pay legal and court costs of 1,130 US dollars. (ANI)
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London, June 23 (ANI): The Australian government has said that it will introduce new laws before the Parliament on Wednesday, aiming to strip citizenship from dual nationals involved in terrorism.
London, June 23 (ANI): The Australian government has said that it will introduce new laws before the Parliament on Wednesday, aiming to strip citizenship from dual nationals involved in terrorism.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that the changes to the Australian Citizenship Act would apply to up to half of the 120 Australians fighting along with the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria, reported the BBC.
The government has further said that the new laws will ensure that militants with dual nationality who are fighting overseas are barred from returning to Australia. (ANI)
]]>http://localhost/aninewss/newsdetail4/story221236/australian-government-to-unveil-new-citizenship-laws-before-parliament.htmlNationalAustralian govt trying to confirm deaths of two citizens who fought for IS../newsdetail4/story221151/australian-govt-trying-to-confirm-deaths-of-two-citizens-who-fought-for-is.html
London, June 23 (ANI): The Australian government is checking reports of militant deaths in Iraq to confirm if the two citizens who went to fight for Islamic State (IS) have been killed.
London, June 23 (ANI): The Australian government is checking reports of militant deaths in Iraq to confirm if the two citizens who went to fight for Islamic State (IS) have been killed.
According to BBC, media in Australia reported that Khaled Sharrouf and Mohamed Elomar were killed in Iraq while fighting.
The duo came to public notice when pictures of severed heads were posted on their social media accounts last year.
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has said that the government was close to verifying on the deaths.
According to reports, sources close to the families of the two men said they were recently killed either during fighting or in a drone strike. (ANI)
]]>http://localhost/aninewss/newsdetail4/story221151/australian-govt-trying-to-confirm-deaths-of-two-citizens-who-fought-for-is.htmlNationalChad regime vows to 'flush out, neutralise' Boko Haram after deadly twin attacks../newsdetail4/story220133/chad-regime-vows-to-039-flush-out-neutralise-039-boko-haram-after-deadly-twin-attacks.html
Melbourne, June 16 (ANI): After 23 people were killed and 101 others injured in twin suicide bombings believed to have been carried out by Islamist militant group Boko Haram in N'Djamena, Chad's capital, the African nation's government has said that it will 'flush out' the group and neutralise its members, wherever they are.
Melbourne, June 16 (ANI): After 23 people were killed and 101 others injured in twin suicide bombings believed to have been carried out by Islamist militant group Boko Haram in N'Djamena, Chad's capital, the African nation's government has said that it will 'flush out' the group and neutralise its members, wherever they are.
The attack, which targeted a police headquarters and one of its academies in the capital city, has also been condemned by French President Francois Hollande. He said that there was no doubt that 'barbaric attack' had been carried out by Boko Haram and added that they will be brought to justice for this 'new humanitarian horror,' reported News.com.au.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also criticised Monday's twin attacks 'in the strongest terms' and lauded Chad for its courageous role in the fight against Boko Haram.
No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
Chad is part of a four-nation coalition, including Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger, that is engaged in the fight against Boko Haram after it stepped up cross-border attacks. (ANI)
]]>http://localhost/aninewss/newsdetail4/story220133/chad-regime-vows-to-039-flush-out-neutralise-039-boko-haram-after-deadly-twin-attacks.htmlNationalAbbott urges Asia Pacific nations to act against IS../newsdetail4/story219457/abbott-urges-asia-pacific-nations-to-act-against-is.html
London, June 11 (ANI): Describing the Islamic State (IS) as a death cult with 'far-reaching tentacles', Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has called on the Asia Pacific nations to battle the jihadist group.
London, June 11 (ANI): Describing the Islamic State (IS) as a death cult with 'far-reaching tentacles', Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has called on the Asia Pacific nations to battle the jihadist group.
At a conference in Sydney on countering terrorist propaganda, he remarked that the terror outfit has global ambitions, reported the BBC.
More than 100 Australian citizens are fighting along with the jihadists in Syria and Iraq.
The Pacific nation had last year raised its threat level to high and conducted a series of counter-terrorism raids to diffuse the threat posed by the terror group. (ANI)
]]>http://localhost/aninewss/newsdetail4/story219457/abbott-urges-asia-pacific-nations-to-act-against-is.htmlNationalRetired physicist's Nobel Prize fetches USD 765K at auction../newsdetail4/story217912/retired-physicist-039-s-nobel-prize-fetches-usd-765k-at-auction.html
Melbourne, June 1 (ANI): Retired Nobel Prize winner Dr. Leon M. Lederman's Nobel Prize fetched him 765,002 dollars at an auction recently.
Melbourne, June 1 (ANI): Retired Nobel Prize winner Dr. Leon M. Lederman's Nobel Prize fetched him 765,002 dollars at an auction recently.
The 92-year-old experimental physicist, who now suffers from dementia, had put up his 1988 gold medal for sale due to piled up medical bills, News.com.au has reported.
The online auction conducted by Nate D. Sanders Auctions went into overtime until a final bid went unchallenged for 30 minutes, and his wife, Ellen Lederman, expressed that she was shocked for it was just something that was sitting in their cabinet for 20 years.
They would let kids play with it and have their picture taken, she added.
Ellen, 67, said that she wished it could be different, but it was difficult for them due to Lederman's memory loss.
Lederman had won the Nobel Prize in physics with two other scientists for discovering a subatomic particle called the muon neutrino, and had used the prize money to buy a log cabin near Driggs in eastern Idaho as a vacation retreat.
Nate D. Sanders Auctions said that the medal is the fourth-highest ever paid among the 10 Nobel Prizes that have been sold at auction, and only the second to be put up for auction by a living Nobel Prize winner.
The buyer has chosen to remain anonymous. (ANI)
]]>http://localhost/aninewss/newsdetail4/story217912/retired-physicist-039-s-nobel-prize-fetches-usd-765k-at-auction.htmlNationalAbbott to withdraw Oz citizenship from dual-national terrorists../newsdetail4/story217166/abbott-to-withdraw-oz-citizenship-from-dual-national-terrorists.html
Canberra, May 26 (ANI): Unveiling tough new policies aimed at countering the threat posed by Islamist radicals, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced his plan to withdraw citizenship from dual nationals who fight alongside militants overseas as well as those who carry out "lone wolf" domestic attacks.
Canberra, May 26 (ANI): Unveiling tough new policies aimed at countering the threat posed by Islamist radicals, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced his plan to withdraw citizenship from dual nationals who fight alongside militants overseas as well as those who carry out "lone wolf" domestic attacks.
However, he said the decision would be subject to judicial review. The legislation, which will be rolled out in a few weeks, and will not apply to Australian citizens who do not hold a second passport, reports The New York Times.
Australians could face up to decade in jail for overseas travel to areas declared off limits.
The new legislation will be introduced by amending the nation's Citizenship Act to target those foreign fighters, as well "lone wolves" in Australia who have been inspired by them to carry out attacks on the homeland, Abbott said.
The prime minister said that at least 100 Australians were fighting alongside militants in Iraq and Syria, backed by about 150 Australia-based "facilitators". Attorney General George Brandis said that 40 to 50 percent of those fighting abroad had dual nationality. (ANI)
]]>http://localhost/aninewss/newsdetail4/story217166/abbott-to-withdraw-oz-citizenship-from-dual-national-terrorists.htmlNationalIS: Abbott offers to send more Oz troops post Ramadi, Palmyra losses../newsdetail4/story217046/is-abbott-offers-to-send-more-oz-troops-post-ramadi-palmyra-losses.html
Melbourne, May 25 (ANI): Days after the Islamic State (IS) secured twin victories by capturing Ramadi in Iraq and the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has offered to send more troops to Iraq to bolster the anti-IS campaign.
Melbourne, May 25 (ANI): Days after the Islamic State (IS) secured twin victories by capturing Ramadi in Iraq and the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has offered to send more troops to Iraq to bolster the anti-IS campaign.
Abbott said that the serious setbacks in Ramadi emphasised how "serious and necessary" the task was, reported abc.net.au.
IS although appeared to have slowed down in Iraq in recent months, but the two offensives on Ramadi and the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra have swung the momentum.
The loss of Ramadi, capital of Iraq's largest Anbar province, raised questions over the strategy adopted not only by Baghdad but also Washington to counter IS.
Currently, 600 Australian personnel are involved in the fight against IS as part of "Operation Okra," along with 300 soldiers attached to Task Group Taji, which is training Iraqi forces. (ANI)
]]>http://localhost/aninewss/newsdetail4/story217046/is-abbott-offers-to-send-more-oz-troops-post-ramadi-palmyra-losses.htmlNationalOz farmer gets earful from PETA for swearing at his sheep! ../newsdetail4/story216989/oz-farmer-gets-earful-from-peta-for-swearing-at-his-sheep-.html
London, May 25 (ANI): An Australian farmer has landed himself in a soup for allegedly swearing at his sheep.
London, May 25 (ANI): An Australian farmer has landed himself in a soup for allegedly swearing at his sheep.
According to local newspapers, Ken Turner, from New South Wales is now facing a complaint from PETA after it was believed that Turner's abusive language had been distressing the herd, the Independent reported.
Turner, in his defense, said that none of the sheep actually told him that they were offended.
The Australian farmer was shot in a video by an undercover worker at the farm, but the ill-mannered farmer explained that any offence assumes the flock can understand English. (ANI)
]]>http://localhost/aninewss/newsdetail4/story216989/oz-farmer-gets-earful-from-peta-for-swearing-at-his-sheep-.htmlNationalUS consulate in Melbourne warns terror attack in Australia 'likely'../newsdetail4/story215786/us-consulate-in-melbourne-warns-terror-attack-in-australia-039-likely-039-.html
Melbourne, May 15 (ANI): The U.S. Consulate in Melbourne has warned its citizens in the country to be on high alert as a terror attack on Australian soil was "likely."
Melbourne, May 15 (ANI): The U.S. Consulate in Melbourne has warned its citizens in the country to be on high alert as a terror attack on Australian soil was "likely."
The consulate said that due to the nature of the ongoing threat, it was compelling its citizens to maintain "a high level of vigilance" and to "take appropriate steps" to enhance their personal security, reported News.com.au.
This is the first time this century that such a warning has been issued by the consulate. It reflected the heightened security level of the Australian government.
The warning came after a number of terror related arrests were made in the state. (ANI)
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